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2023 BOE Updates





ANN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Board of Education UPDATE

DECEMBER 2023

This Board of Education Update is provided for AAPS students and parents, staff and community to share a summary of the ongoing work of the Board of Education.  

The calendar of Board Meetings can be accessed here. The community is welcome to share public commentary. Those who wish to comment must sign up at least 4 hours in advance of the start of any open meeting through this link.  The board can be emailed any time at boardofed@a2schools.org


 

How to View AAPS Board of Education Meetings

 

You may view live via the Zoom link posted from the AAPS website or on Board Docs, via CTN channel 18 or via CTN’s live feed here.

 

After the meeting has been completed, highlight videos are shared on the Ann Arbor Public Schools YouTube channel, or you may view video of the complete meetings on CTN’s video on demand.

 

All Regular Meetings and Study Sessions of the Board of Education may be viewed through CTN Video

 

Links are provided to access additional support information in BoardDocs, where applicable.

 

Board of Education Trustees

December 6, 2023 - REGULAR MEETING/STUDY SESSION

Earhart Road Building, 3700 Earhart Road, Ann Arbor

ALSO MADE AVAILABLE LIVE ON ZOOM

This meeting may be viewed in its entirety through CTN Video 

PUBLIC COMMENTARY

1 Megan Tyler

2 Jaye Starr Boz

3 Alicia Simon

4 Kashatria Moore

5 Jessica Moore

6 Jasmine Moore

7 Basit Zafar

8 Jariatul Karim

9 Nathaniel Powell

10 Russ Furrha

11 Nadia Nazir

12 Jordan Else

13 Haneen Salim

14 Saleema Nawab

15 Robert Stross

INFORMATION ITEMS

 

BRIEFING ITEMS

ACTION ITEMS

  1. Approved Annex AN-2149: Huron High School Pool Equipment Hoist Monorail System contracts: Lee Machinery Movers of Pontiac, MI for hoisting in the amount of $133,767; Spence Brothers of Ann Arbor, MI for general trades in the amount of $99,000; Recommended total award of $232,767 plus a 15% contingency of $34,915 for a total award of $267,682 to be paid from the Capital Program funds.

 

  1. Approved Annex AN-2150: Pioneer High School Boiler House slab repair contracts: RAM Construction Services, Inc. of Livonia, MI for boiler house slab repair in the amount of $114,000; Recommended award of $114,000 plus a 15% contingency of $17,100 for a total award of $131,100 to be paid from the Capital Program funds.

 

  1. Approved Annex AN-2153: Lawton Elementary School South Lawn Drainage Improvement contracts for Lawton Elementary School to the following vendors in the respective amounts: Highland Services of Howell, MI for site work and concrete in the amount of $62,942; Heritage and Company, Inc. of Oxford, MI for landscaping in the amount of $27,626 Recommended total award of $90,568 plus a 20% contingency of $18,114 for a total award of $108,682 to be paid from the Capital Program funds.
  2. Approved Annex AN-2152: Clague Middle School Elevator Upgrades contract: Lardner Elevator Company of Detroit, MI for elevator upgrades in the amount of $205,664 Recommended total award of $205,664 plus a 15% contingency of $30,850 for a total award of $236,514 to be paid from Capital Program funds.

 

  1. Approved Annex AN-2148: Huron High School pool improvements contracts: Baruzzini Contracting of Brighton, MI for pool equipment in the amount of $745,016;Spence Brothers of Ann Arbor, MI for general trades in the amount of $313,000;Laibe Electric of Perrysburg, OH for electrical work in the amount of $220,670. Recommended total award of $1,278,686 plus a 15% contingency of $191,803 for a total award of $1,470,489 to be paid from the Capital Program funds.

 

  1. Approved Annex AN-2151: Stone School Road Property - demolition of remaining structures contract to Dore and Associates, Inc. of Bay City, MI for building demolition in the amount of $176,300 Recommended total award of $176,300 plus a 15% contingency of $26,455, for a total award of $202,745 to be paid from the Capital Program funds.

 

  1. Designated Dawn Magee as Director and Darci Francoeur as Alternate to the Metropolitan Association for Improved School Legislation (MAISL) Joint Risk Management Trust.

 

  1. Approved Land Acknolwedgement statement to be read at the first Regular Board Meeting of each month:

“We acknowledge that the Ann Arbor Public School District occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabek – Three Fires Confederacy, the Odawa (Ottawa), Ojibwe (Chippewa), and Bode'wadmi (Potawatomi). The taking of this land was formalized, in a process alien to native cultures, by the Treaty of Detroit in 1807. The Ann Arbor Public Schools recognizes that many other native peoples lived on this land at different times including the Fox, Sauk, Shawnee, Kickapoo, Miami, Musketoon, and Cherokee, many of whom were forcibly removed from their homelands. Acknowledgment by itself is a small gesture and does not exist in the past or solely in a historical context: Colonialism is a current, ongoing process, and we understand our responsibility in educating students about our participation.  We further recognize the ongoing relationship and dependence upon, and respect for, all living beings of earth, sky, and water. It is our responsibility to care for this land, and we honor, with our deepest gratitude, the native people who have and will continue to steward it for generations. ”


 

STUDY SESSION

The Board discussed the superintendent search process and approved the Executive Committee to meet with HYA to determine salary range and return recommendations for full board discussion.

 


 

December 13, 2023 - REGULAR MEETING

Earhart Road Building, 3700 Earhart Road, Ann Arbor

ALSO MADE AVAILABLE LIVE ON ZOOM

This meeting may be viewed in its entirety through CTN Video 

PUBLIC COMMENTARY

1. Catie Cherri

2. Daniel Sorkin

3. Grant Richmond

4. Marla Linderman Richelew

5. Malek Farha

6. Naomi Richelew

7. Eileen Freed

8. Kashatria Moore

9. Jasmine Moore

 

INFORMATION ITEMS

Ms. Parks presented the superintendent update.

Dr. Berger presented the Student Enrollment Fall 2023 Annual Report


 

ACTION ITEMS

  1. Approved the appointment of Ms. Crystal Francis to serve as the Ann Arbor Public Schools AAPAC representative for the Washtenaw Intermediate School District Parent Advisory Committee.



 

  1. Adopted Revised Board Bylaw 1080 - Board Engagement: School Visits section.

 

  1. Approved the superintendent search interview schedule of March 6, March 16 and April 3, and a date range of March 18 - April 26 for site visits.






 

December 20, 2023 - REGULAR MEETING

Earhart Road Building, 3700 Earhart Road, Ann Arbor

ALSO MADE AVAILABLE LIVE ON ZOOM

This meeting may be viewed in its entirety through CTN Video 

PUBLIC COMMENTARY

1 Deborah Field

2 Waseem Ostwani

3 Ellen Schwartz

4 Abby Rosenbaum

5 Malak    Samaha

6 RIMA Hassouneh

7 Eileen Freed

8 Sharon Sorkin

9 Edward Trager

10 Josh    Rubin

11 Leora Rubin

12 Naomi Goldberg

13 Alison Bank

14 Irene Butter

15 Tahani Othman

16 Fareeda Mallick

17 Wiener Julie

18 David Fain

19 Suleyman Uludag

20 Waseem Ostwani

21 Lenore Gerstein

22 Diane Blumson

23 Brian Berman

24 David Lauer

25 Deborah Katz

 

 

26 Paige Abdullah

27 Barbara Stark-Nemon

28 Jariatul Karim

29 Ruth Gretzinger

30 Jason Gumenick

31 Nancy Khalil

32 Bob Galardi

33 Jordan Else

34 Zackariah Farah

35 Vania Rabago

36 Tasneem Madani

37 Basit Zafar

38 Ray Jabr

39 Anurima Kumar

40 Barry Dunietz

41 Emad Abou-Arab

42 Kamal Aggour

43 Barry Dunietz

44 Marc Bernstein

45 Jennifer Lewis

46 Tahir Khan

47 Beth Pearson

48 Dorene Weisberg

49 Jennifer Russell

50 Abigail Kohn

 

 

51 Eliot Schlaack

52 Lauren Sharp

53 Jennifer Allan

54 Aaron Mariasy

55 Elizabeth Engel

56 Elizabeth Scafe

57 Sumayya  Sahin

58 Nadia Nazir

59 Neal    Elyakin

60 Anurima Kumar

61 Sonya Lewis

62 Faiz Syed

63 Abigail Samuels

64 Jacob Engels

65 Irem Qamar Qamar

66 Saima Mohammad

67 Danyah Aljammal

68 Andrew Smith

69 Hadil  Ghoneim

70 Angelica Esquivel

71 Nina Eusani

72 Jeremy Bloom

73 Sarah Raful





 

INFORMATION ITEMS

Ms. Parks presented a superintendent update

The Capital Program Team presented the Capital Program 2023 Annual Report


 

BRIEFING ITEMS


 

ACTION ITEMS

  • Approved Superintendent Salary Range to be posted at $240,000 to $305,000.
  • Approved the Board Meeting Calendar February 2024-July 2024
  • Moved the Resolution Calling for Ceasefire in Gaza to Board Action on January 17, 2024 Organizational Meeting agenda.